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All books on this list were added based on comments on a Facebook post asking the community about their childhood favorites.
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The Adventures of Captain Underpants
Dav Pilkey - Scholastic
Format: Paperback
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Fourth graders George Beard and Harold Hutchins are a couple of class clowns. The only thing they enjoy more than playing practical jokes is creating their own comic books. And together they've created the greatest superhero in the history of their elementary school: Captain Underpants!... |
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Beezus and Ramona
Beverly Cleary - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover
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Having a little sister like four-year-old Ramona isnt always easy for Beezus Quimby With a wild imagination disregard for order and an appetite for chaos Ramona makes it hard for Beezus to be the responsible older sister she knows she ought to beespecially when Ramona threatens to ruin... |
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Betsy-Tacy
Maud Hart Lovelace - HarperCollins
Format: Paperback
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Best Friends ForeverThere are lots of children on Hill Street, but no little girls Betsy's age. So when a new family moves into the house across the street, Betsy hopes they will have a little girl she can play with. Sure enough, they do - a little girl named Tacy. And from the moment they... |
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The Black Stallion
Farley, Walter
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First published in 1941, Walter Farley's best-selling novel for young readers is the triumphant tale of a boy and a wild horse. From Alec Ramsay and the Black's first meeting on an ill-fated ship to their adventures on a desert island and their eventual rescue, this beloved story |
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The Bobbsey Twins' Adventure in the Country
Laura Lee Hope - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Hardcover
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The Bobbsey Twins take a trip to visit their aunt, uncle, and cousins at their farm in Meadowbrook where they get to attend the local auction and explore the countryside. When their cousins' prized bull goes missing, the twins search for clues to find the bull and catch the thieves! |
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The Borrowers: Fiftieth-Anniversary Gift Edition
Mary Norton - Harcourt
Format: Print book
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The classic story of tiny Pod, Homily, and Arrietty Clock, who live under the kitchen floorboards and borrow from "human beans," has charmed readers for fifty years. To celebrate the golden anniversary of Mary Norton's timelessly popular tale, Harcourt presents this handsome... |
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The Boxcar Children
L. Kate Deal - Albert Whitman & Company
Format: Library Binding
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The Aldens begin their adventure by making a home in a boxcar. Their goal is to stay together, and in the process they find a grandfather. |
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Bridge To Terabithia
Katherine Paterson - Harper Trophy
Format: Print book
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Jess copes with tragedy by going to a secret kingdom in the woods invented by newcomer Leslie Burke. |
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The Cat in the Hat
Dr. Seuss - Random House; Book Club Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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The Cat in the Hat came to play one rainy, nothing-to-do afternoon. His hilarious antics are "recommended for all libraries."--(starred) School Library Journal. |
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Charlotte's Web Collector's Edition
E B White
Format: Hardcover
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Beloved by generations, Charlotte's Web and Stuart Little are two of the most cherished stories of all time. Now, for the first time ever, these treasured classics are available in lavish new collectors' editions. In addition to a larger trim size, the original b |
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The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
Bill Watterson - Andrews McMeel Publishing; Slp edition
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Calvin and Hobbes is unquestionably one of the most popular comic strips of all time. The imaginative world of a boy and his real-only-to-him tiger was first syndicated in 1985 and appeared in more than 2,400 newspapers when Bill Watterson retired on January 1, 1996. The entire body of Calvin... |
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Curious George
H A Rey - Houghton Mifflin
Format: Paperback
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In this, the original book about the curious monkey, George is taken from the jungle by the man in the yellow hat to live in a new home, but--oh, what happened! Though trying to be good, George is still very curious and takes a swim in the ocean, escapes from jail, and goes for a flying... |
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From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
E L Konigsburg - Atheneum Books for Young Readers; Reprint edition
Format: Paperback
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In this winner of the Newbery Medal from E.L. Konigsburg, when suburban Claudia Kincaid decides to run away, she knows she doesn't just want to run from somewhere, she wants to run to somewhere - to a place that is comfortable, beautiful, and, preferably, elegant.Claudia knew that she could... |
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Dog Man Unleashed (Captain Underpants: Dog Man Series #2)
Dav Pilkey
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Dog Man, the newest hero from the creator of Captain Underpants, is still learning a few tricks of the trade. Petey the cat is out of the bag, and his criminal curiosity is taking the city by storm. Something fishy is going on! Can Dog Man unleash justice on this ruffian in time t |
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Fancy Nancy 10th Anniversary Edition
Jane O'Connor - HarperCollins; Anv edition
Format: Hardcover
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Fancy Nancy celebrates a decadethats fancy for ten years!in this special anniversary edition of the first Fancy Nancy picture book by the New York Times bestselling team of Jane OConnor and Robin Preiss Glasser. This extra-fancy edition features a link to a free downloadable song from Fancy... |
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The Fellowship of the Ring
J R R Tolkien
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The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien's three-volume epic, is set in the imaginary world of Middle-earth -- home to many strange beings, and most notably hobbits, a peace-loving "little people," cheerful and shy. Since its original British publication in 1954-55, the sag |
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The Giver
Lois Lowry - Houghton Mifflin
Format: Print book
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The Giver, the 1994 Newbery Medal winner, has become one of the most influential novels of our time. The haunting story centers on twelve-year-old Jonas, who lives in a seemingly ideal, if colorless, world of conformity and contentment. Not until he is given his life assignment as the Receiver... |
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Green Eggs and Ham
Dr. Seuss - Beginner Books/Random House
Format: Audiobook
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"Do you like green eggs and ham?" asks Sam-I-am in this Beginner Book by Dr. Seuss. In a house or with a mouse? In a boat or with a goat? On a train or in a tree? Sam keeps asking persistently. With unmistakable characters and signature rhymes, Dr. Seuss's beloved favorite has cemented... |
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The Hobbit: An Illustrated Edition of the Fantasy Classic
J. R. R. Tolkien - Ballantine Books
Format: Paperback
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AN ILLUSTRATED EDITION OF THE FANTASY CLASSIC WITH SIX NEW PAGES OF ILLUSTRATIONS! First published in the United States more than seventy-five years ago, J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit is one of the best-loved books of all time. Now a blockbuster film by Peter Jackson, Academy... |
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Just-So Stories, The Complete
Rudyard Kipling
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Presents twelve familiar stories--including the tale of the elephant child with the 'satiable curiosity who journeyed to the Limpopo river--along with two lesser-known pieces. |
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Lad: A Dog
Albert Payson Terhune
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Recounts the heroic and adventurous life of a thoroughbred collie that was particularly devoted to his owners |
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Little Excavator
Anna Dewdney
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Handpicked by Amazon kids' books editor, Seira Wilson, for Prime Book Box - a children's subscription that inspires a love of reading.From New York Times bestselling author-illustrator of the Llama Llama books comes a new character ready to dig his way into your hea |
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Little House on the Prairie
Laura Ingalls Wilder - HarperOne
Format: Hardcover
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Based on the real-life adventures of Laura Ingalls Wilder, Little House on the Prairie is the third book in the award-winning Little House series, which has captivated generations of readers. This edition features Garth Williams' classic art in vibrant full-color.Laura Ingalls and her family... |
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A Little Princess
Frances Hodgson Burnett - Puffin
Format: Print book
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Alone in a new country, wealthy Sara Crewe tries to make friends at boarding school and settle in. But when she learns that she'll never see her beloved father again, her life is turned upside down. Transformed from princess to pauper, she must swap dancing lessons and luxury for drudgery... |
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Little Women
Louisa May Alcott
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Times are hard for the March sisters - their father's away at war and the family is short on money - but these girls don't dwell on such matters and always look on the bright side. Whether it's performing a play or getting on with day-to-day chores, the sisters can find the fun in |
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May Bird Among the Stars: Book Two
Jodi Lynn Anderson - Aladdin
Format: Hardcover
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May Bird has always been a bit. . . different. While most of her classmates were riding their bikes, she was running around the West Virginia woods, dressed as a warrior princess with her hairless cat at her side. And while most of her classmates were spending their summer vacations going... |
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Misty of Chincoteague
Marguerite Henry - Aladdin
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On an island off the coasts of Virginia and Maryland lives a centuries-old band of wild ponies. Among them is the most mysterious of all, Phantom, a rarely seen mare that eludes all efforts to capture her—that is, until a young boy and girl lay eyes on her and determine that they... |
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Mr. Popper's Penguins
Florence Atwater Richard Atwater
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The parcel of penguins really performs! It is hard enough for Mr. Popper, to support himself, Mrs. Popper, Bill and Janie Popper. The addition of twelve penguins to the family makes it almost impossible to make ends meet. Now Mr. Popper has sixteen mouths to feed! But Mr. Popper h |
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Nancy Drew Ghost Stories (Nancy Drew Ghost Stories Series #1)
Keene, Carolyn
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WHEN NIGHT FALLS AND THE HORRORS RISE -- WILL NANCY STAND A GHOST OF A CHANCE? What strange dark secrets can a college professor reveal -- after she has risen from the grave? Do dogs howl at the moon . . .do their eyes glow in the night -- one hundred years after their d |
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The Return of the King: Being theThird Part of the Lord of the Rings
J.R.R. Tolkien - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; 2 Rep Sub edition
Format: Hardcover
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The standard harcover edition of the concluding volume of The Lord of the Rings includes a large format fold-out map and extensive appendices. As the Shadow of Mordor grows across the land, the Companions of the Ring have become involved in separate adventures. Aragorn, revealed as the hidden... |
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The Story of Doctor Dolittle (Books of Wonder)
Hugh Lofting - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover
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Foreword by Patricia C. McKissack and Fredrick L. McKissack. Afterword by Peter Glassman.When a swallow arrives in Puddleby-on-the-Marsh with the news that the monkeys of Africa are ill and only the doctor who talks with animals can save them, Doctor Dolittle and such good friends as Jip,... |
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The Tower Treasure
Franklin W. Dixon - Grosset & Dunlap; New edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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A dying criminal confesses that his loot has been stored "in the tower." Both towers of the looted mansion are searched in vain. It remains for the Hardy boys to make an astonishing discovery that clears up the mystery and clears the name of a friend's father. |
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The Two Towers
J R R Tolkien - Houghton Mifflin Co.
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The standard hardcover edition of the second volume of The Lord of the Rings includes a large format fold-out map. Frodo and his Companions of the Ring have been beset by danger during their quest to prevent the Ruling Ring from falling into the hands of the Dark Lord by destroying it in the Cracks... |
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The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Elizabeth George Speare - Cornerstone Books; Large type edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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In 1687 in Connecticut, Kit Tyler, feeling out of place in the Puritan household of her aunt, befriends an old woman considered a witch by the community and suddenly finds herself standing trial for witchcraft. |
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A Wrinkle in Time
Madeleine L'Engle - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover
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Madeleine L'Engle's ground-breaking science fiction and fantasy classic, soon to be a major motion picture.It was a dark and stormy night; Meg Murry, her small brother Charles Wallace, and her mother had come down to the kitchen for a midnight snack when they were upset by the arrival of a most... |
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